Category Archives: Out of the (lunch)box

Posts that aren’t about packed lunches

Instagram Roundup – December 2012

Inspired by this post over on Add To Taste, this is the first in what I’d like to become a regular series on the food related photos I’ve uploaded to Instagram.

Here are my foodie instagrams from December, click on any of the images to view a larger version in it’s original form.

Sunday brunch This little gingerbread man had the fever, the Saturday night fever. #cookiecheer2012 #cookies #baking #gingerbreadman Donkeys in a row
Trying bubble tea for the first time, reminds me of @Wolverming, @AddToTaste and @HugsNquiches Pretty patterns in my coffee
Another entry into the South African #froyo market. Look what finally arrived from @MarmiteSA :) #DontBeAfraidOfTheDark #TheOriginalDarkSpread Opened up the #Tupperware containers from my #blogsecretsanta package and found all these little faces staring back at me.. #HelloKitty

Top: Brunch at Euro Haus, cute gingerbread man from #cookiecheer2012, chilli sauce bottles at El Burro
Middle: My first taste of bubble tea, flat white at Crave
Bottom: Froyo at Menchie’s, Halloween themed Marmite jar, part of my #blogsecretsanta gift from countesskaz (organized by The Stiletto Mum)

Happy New Year

Cookie Haul

Happy new year!

Here’s hoping 2012 is a sweet year for us all.

Ready Steady Cook Challenge

Ready Steady Cook Challenge

A while back Lady Raven over at Add to Taste decided to host a blog challenge based on the popular BBC program Ready Steady Cook. The basic premise of her challenge being, bloggers signing up would be supplied with a list of seven ingredients by a fellow blogger. They would then have to create a three course meal using these ingredients and a list of allowed “pantry” items.

I signed up and was partnered with Sam from Oven Loving, this is the list of ingredients she gave me:

  • Beef
  • Beetroot
  • Bacon
  • Brinjal
  • Brie
  • Butter beans
  • Banana

Over the next few days I will be posting the three courses of my entry.  You can keep up-to-date with entries from all the contestants in Lady Raven’s round-up post.

Welcome

Hi there…

Welcome to the new home of Wots For Lunch?, feel free to have a look around and let me know what you think.

I’ve migrated posts going back to the beginning of January this year from Letterdash and am thinking of leaving the previous three year’s worth of posts there as a kind of archive.  Don’t be too alarmed if things change a little over the next few weeks as I tweak the look and feel to find my perfect fit.

If you have any comments or suggestions please leave a comment or contact me directly via email.

Happy lunching
Nicola

Second Annual Blogoversary Giveaway – The Winner

As promised here are the results of my second annual blogoversary giveaway.

I asked you to tell me how many times a week you prepare a packed lunch for yourself or someone else. Below is a breakdown of what you told me. By far the largest number of those that entered pack lunches five times a week (Monday to Friday).

Results Breakdown Chart

As usual I used the list randomizer at random.org to pick the winner.
Draw Results
Congratulations Marisa you are the winner!

Please contact me with you postal address and your preference of lunchbox and recipe book.

Blogoversary Giveaway - Lunch Boxes And Recipe Books

Second Annual Blogoversary Giveaway

Blogoversary Giveaway - Lunch Boxes and Recipe Books

In celebration of my third blogoversary and just in time for the back to school/work rush, I’m holding another giveaway.

You stand the chance to win a lunchbox and recipe book from those pictured above. Your choice between

  • the square lunchbox on the left with matching fork and spoon or
  • the two tier lunchbox on the right with freezable middle section to help keep lunches cool

and

As your entry, post a comment on this post letting me know how many times a week you either currently or plan on preparing a packed lunch.

You have until 18:00 on 17 January 2010 to enter and I will post details of the winner on Monday 18 January 2010.